THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) & (b) The subsidy (concession) released to Indore (M.P.) based
Single Super Phosphate (SSP) unit of M/S Rama Phosphates Ltd. on
year-wise SSP sales beginning 2000-2001 is as under:
Year Concession (in Rupees)
2000-2001 6,29,97,160
2001-2002 9,61,06,214
2002-2003 6,35,31,942
2003-2004 6,03,59,703
2004-2005 (April to June) 2,05,67,612
(c) & (d) The Technical Audit and Inspection Cell (TAC) under the
aegis of Projects and Development India Ltd. (PDIL) has been
constituted under the guidelines on Concession Scheme issued by
Department of Fertilizers on 17.5.2001. The TAC, apart from carrying
out the technical inspection of the SSP manufacturing plants to assess
the capability of the then existing units to produce SSP meeting
specifications under Fertilizer (Control) Order (FCO), now carries out
such inspections before induction of a new SSP unit under the
Concession Scheme for being eligible to claim concession. It has also
been entrusted with the task of carrying out periodical (six monthly)
techno-commercial audit of the SSP plants. Under the guidelines on
Concession Scheme issued on 5.8.2002 it has been made mandatory
that SSP units use specified grades of rock phosphate notified by the
Department of Fertilizers from time to time and undergo periodical
inspections by TAC for being eligible to claim concession on sales of SSP.
The six monthly audit inspection inter-alia covers purchase and
consumption of rock phosphate and other raw material for manufacture
of SSP and its sales. The audit primarily serves as a counter check on
the veracity of claimant. However, the final settlement of concession
claim is based on the quantity SSP sales certified by the concerned State
Government. The TAC has already carried out six monthly inspections of
SSP manufacturers for the period beginning October 2001 to September
2003. However, in these inspections no adverse findings were reported
regarding malpractice in the matter of claiming concession on sale of
SSP. Regarding M/S Rama Phosphates Ltd., a complaint was received in
January 2003 by Department of Fertilizers alleging misappropriation in
sales and production of SSP. A special TAC team was deputed to
examine the complaint but nothing incriminatory was found.
